Thesauruses to the ready. The perfect role model is… Graceful, according to i-D’s fall 2012 issue, though we may as well throw in peroxide blonde with a mid-20th century fashion bent for good measure.

Caroline Newell brings an interesting styling mix to this shoot for Fat Magazine starring Aymeline Valade. On the one hand it plays distinctly to the current obsession with the 1950s: secretarial cat eye glasses, high waisted skirts, rain bonnets and full-cupped bras feature seamlessly alongside the other major theme of fetishism. Strict yet sensual, Emma Summerton photographed the editorial which you can also view a…

As much as the leather harness has been de-fetishised by the fashion world, as much as it’s been plucked from the dark corners of the underground and dressed up with tailored suits and crisp white shirts, stuck through with fresh spring flowers and repurposed into something we can walk down the street with, there always lurks beneath it a shadow of taboo. Even as a…

Eight themes for spring 2012, eight miniature styling lessons. But this shoot for W Magazine doesn’t base its class curriculum around the most casual of clothing. Instead it’s steeped in femininity, the kinds of styling ideas you’d take with you after nightfall or to any occasion where the most ladylike of attire will elevate your mood. Edward Enninful’s styling takes us through frilled romance and…

Best of 2010: As we leave 2010 behind us, we take a glance back at some of the most popular, most inspiring and most talked-about content from Fashionising.com over the last 12 months. This article was first published on March 25, 2010. Abbey Lee Kershaw as a golden, messy-haired, futuristic Space Cadet. What could be better on a Friday afternoon? It’s like a surprise gift…

Gemma Ward for i-D September 2007, by Emma Summerton Last month we speculated that Nylon Magazine was in trouble but it looks like they aren’t the only ones suffering in the current financial crisis. We found out this week that from November, i-D magazine will become a bi-monthly publication. In a statement released today, Terry Jones says; “We see this restructure as a reinforcement of…

What do Gemma Ward and Lily Donaldson have in common? They’re blonde, beautiful and both look darn hot on the cover of the February 2008 issue of i-D magazine. Wearing black lingerie, suspenders and wild mops of blonde bed-hair these two fair-skinned, delicate beauties vamp it up to gorgeous effect. It may just be a contender for best cover in our next round of Fashion…